Chua Lam (also known as Mandarin: Tsai Lan, Cantonese: Choi Lan, Teochew: Chùa Lāng) (simplified Chinese: 蔡澜, traditional Chinese: 蔡瀾, born 1941 in Singapore) is a Singaporean columnist, food critic, and occasional television host based in Hong Kong.
Chua is primarily known in Japan as a judge on the Fuji TV series Iron Chef.
Chua later switched to writing columns for the Next Media's publications, namely Next Magazine (on movies and a restaurant guide), Apple Daily and Eat and Travel Weekly.
Chua has written a number of books and restaurant guides on Hong Kong in Japanese.
One of Chua's most beloved dishes is stir-fried bean sprout with fried tofu and fish sauce.